Rao Ramesh (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor who works primarily in

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, and television apart from some Tamil films. He is the son of veteran actor

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. Rao Ramesh initially appeared in '' Seema Simham'' (2002), '' Okkadunnadu'' (2007), before getting a

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in Krish's '' Gamyam'' (2008), portraying a reformed

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, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year. His subsequent films, '' Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), '' Avakai Biryani'' (2008) and S. S. Rajamouli's ''

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'' (2009) were box office hits, while his role in the latter as a hunchbacked old Tantric won him further acclaim. Throughout the early 2010s, Rao Ramesh became a popular supporting actor and described that by 2015, he was in the "best phase of his career".

Early life

Rao Ramesh was born on 25 May 1968 to actor

. He was brought up in

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. His initial schooling was from Sri Ramakrishna Mission School in T. Nagar and later completed a degree in Communications before getting into Still-photography. He later joined K. S. Prakasa Rao, a cinematographer and father of K. Raghavendra Rao, as an assistant before going to Bangalore to learn industrial photography.

Early career

Rao Ramesh began acting in a television series directed by Ghantasala Ratna Kumar, but the production was shelved amidst schedules. He subsequently moved back to

and started acting in soap operas such as ''Pavithra Bandham'' and ''Kalavari Kodalu'', and shot for over 1000 episodes in the space of four and half years.

Filmography

Telugu

Tamil

Kannada

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Rao Living people Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Telugu male actors People from Srikakulam Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male stage actors Telugu comedians Nandi Award winners Male actors in Telugu theatre Indian male comedians 1968 births Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema